A Bible Study in Public Elementary Schools?
Did you know that it is perfectly legal to host a Bible study that is open to the public in Iowa public schools? Southern Hills Baptist Church in Sioux City holds a weekly Good New Club in a local school as a local chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship of Iowa. The...
Rock The Pumpkin outreach at Lifechange Church
by Alex Chavez Knowing what makes an event a success helps determine what the event needs. Our vision from the beginning was to Connect the Love of Christ with the Heart of the Community. What that specifically looks like at our annual fall event is broken into two...
Salt Des Moines students learn that Jesus changes everything during Fall Retreat
The last weekend in September was the annual Fall Retreat for Salt DSM! We had a change of scenery this year as we decided to head to East Iowa Bible Camp with 50 of our students to spend a weekend having a blast and diving deep into the truth of what God has said in...
2019 BCI Annual Meeting Report: Iowa Baptists celebrate church planting and emphasize evangelism
By BCI Staff Affiliated churches of the Baptist Convention of Iowa gathered for the 2019 Baptist Convention of Iowa (BCI) Annual Meeting at First Family Church in Ankeny on November 2 under the theme of 'Together for Iowa.' Seventy-eight messengers from 36 churches...
Salt Company Iowa City fall retreat challenges students to follow Jesus
By Olivia Ginther, The Salt Company Coordinator During the month of October, the Salt Company Iowa City hosted its annual Fall Retreat. This year, the retreat took place at Honey Creek Resort with 320 Salt Company students in attendance. The weekend consisted of four...
Discipleship flows down at Salt Company Ankeny
by Rachel Havlak, Salt Resident, Keystone Church Since the start of the school year, twenty-six students have placed their faith in Jesus in The Salt Company at Ankeny! It has truly been such a sweet time to see the Lord working in the hearts of so many students and...
Students choosing Jesus above all else at the Salt Company Ames
by Purshia Gambles, The college ministry of Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa is devoted to building up the next generation of gospel-fueled college students to be on mission for Jesus Christ on Iowa State’s campus and all around the world. This endeavor is supposed to...
Salt DSM meets on Drake Campus
By Dakota Jackson, Salt Company Director For the third Salt Company of the year on September 12th we decided to have Salt on Drake’s campus! It had been over two years since Salt DSM was on Drake’s campus on a Thursday night and we were so blessed with the opportunity...
BCI Bi-Vocational Retreat
The second Bi-Vocational Retreat on September 7th and 8th was a time for bi-vocational or small church pastors and their wives to enjoy some fellowship and encouragement for their ministries. Special guest teacher Joe E. Wright, Executive Director of the Bivocational...
IMB trustees appoint 24 new missionaries, welcome 23 new trustees, and approve balanced budget
New IMB trustee Cory Gonyo, senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Bettendorf, Iowa, prays during the board of trustees’ plenary session Sept. 26 near Richmond, Va. Dr. Ronnie Floyd, president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, called...
